I have loved split pea soup since I was a kid.  I remember buying cans of Campbells condensed split pea soup and making it for lunch with a grilled cheese sandwich.  A few years ago when I started to reduce the amount of meat I was consuming I was having a hard time making this soup because most recipes contained ham and chicken broth in it.   So I did some playing around and came out with this delicious soup that is meat free!  It gets even better… it’s made in a slow cooker!

Vegetarian and Vegan

Ingredients:
1 small Yellow Onion, chopped
3 Carrots, chopped
2-3 Yukon Gold Potatoes, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, chopped
1 bag of green Split Peas
6 cups of Vegetable broth
1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon of Hickory Liquid Smoke
2 Bay leaves, dried
1 tablespoon of Parsley, fresh or dried
1/2 teaspoon of Black Pepper
1/4 teaspoon of Salt
2 tablespoons of Olive oil

Additions:
Freshly baked bread

Instructions:

Chop your onion, carrots, potatoes and garlic.  Pour olive oil into the crockpot, then all the chopped ingredients.  Next add the bag of split peas, broth, nutritional yeast, liquid smoke, bay leaves, parsley, pepper and salt.  Mix thoroughly in crock pot. Turn it on to low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.  Once cooked, stir the pot once more prior to serving.

Serve into bowls with a side of yummy bread. Happy eating!

6 servings